The Industrial Revolution may have marked the beginning of a new era in England, but the spirit and dedication to craftsmanship remains as sturdy as the Iron Bridge. For centuries, the measure of ...

Built in 1779, the Iron Bridge is widely seen as an iconic symbol of the industrial revolution.

Vizcaya Bridge straddles the mouth of the Ibaizabal estuary, west of Bilbao. It was designed by the Basque architect Alberto de Palacio and completed in 1893. ... The Vizcaya Bridge, one of the most ...

The Industrial Revolution began around 1760. ... Many Scottish landmarks, like the Forth Rail Bridge, shown here under construction in 1889, were a result of new discoveries in science, ...

The Industrial Revolution can be viewed as the world’s first successful energy transition. By the early 17th century, England was running out of domestic supplies of wood and demand for coal was ...

The key to England’s economic growth: The rich outlived the poor. England's economic success, beginning with the takeoff of the Industrial Revolution, can be explained by the "survival of the ...

From the onset of the agrarian revolution in 10,000 BC, it took 6,000 years to double the world’s GDP. When the industrial revolution kicked in at around 1760, it took less than 100 years.